1. 1 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Bob Pearlman Director of Strategic Planning, New Technology Foundation bobpearlman@mindspring.com bobpearlman@mindspring.com PowerPoint Slides at http://www.bobpearlman.orghttp://www.bobpearlman.org Building Learning Communities Conference July 19, 2005 Designing the 21 st Century Secondary Schools: Reinventing the High School Experience

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3. 3 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Building Schools for the Future (BSF) will evolve in stages over 10-15 years - from early consultation and planning to completion of new buildings at hundreds of school sites across England. Waves One, Two, and Three Total UK Investment = £ 46 billion over 10 years The BSF Opportunity ….

4. 4 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Your High School, 1964-- ??? Where were you in 1964?

5. 5 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Penncrest High School, Media, PA 9 th grade house Flexibility to adapt to departmental or team structure Flexible classrooms that can be adapted to different instructional uses Community Center Capacity 1600 designshare.com

6. 6 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Constructivist Learning Block Schedule Professional Community Professional Development Center The Learning Center Project Rooms in every wing Open public ceremonial space

7. 7 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools UK Educational White Papers and US high school reform efforts lack a vision of: 21 st Century Learning ICT/Technology as Tool and Infrastructure for 21st Century Learning

8. 8 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools What are the key questions for building schools of the future? What knowledge and skills do students need for the 21 st century? What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21 st Century learning? What assessments for learning, school-based and national, foster student learning, engagement, and self-direction? What physical learning environments (classroom, school, and real world) foster 21 st century student learning? How can ICT support a 21 st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community? knowledge and skills curricula assessments facilities ICT London Challenge Visualization, November 2004

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10. 10 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Dongguan 7 million people. Grew from less than 1 million in 1979 15,000 International Companies 25,000 companies total -- 10,000 of them are computer related manufacturers, representing 40% of all international computer part market Ranked 7th in overall municipal competitiveness in China Ranked 3rd in goods exported, behind Shanghai and Shenzhen

11. 11 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Bangalore

12. 12 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Bangalore Silicon Valley of India 7.2 million people, 5 th largest city in India (+ 1 billion people) 86% literacy 1154 IT SW companies in 2003, up from 29 in 1993 116 new SW technology part units established in 2002-3 Top Ten SW Exporters, 2002-03: Infosys Technologies Ltd. Wipro Ltd. IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Digital Global Soft. Ltd. I-Flex Solutions Ltd. Texas Instruments Cisco Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mphasis BFL Ltd. Philips Software Centre

13. 13 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Small and Smaller Small and Smaller : The third era of globalization is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny. By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, March 4, 2004 Globalization 1.0 From the late 1800's to World War I, was driven by falling transportation costs, thanks to the steamship and the railroad. shrank the world from a size large to a size medium. Globalization 2.0 From the 1980's to 2000, was based on falling telecom costs and the PC, and shrank the world from a size medium to a size small.

14. 14 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Small and Smaller Small and Smaller : The third era of globalization is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny. By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, March 4, 2004 Third, the convergence of a variety of software applications — from e-mail, to Google, to Microsoft Office, to specially designed outsourcing programs — that, when combined with all those PC's and bandwidth, made it possible to create global " work-flow platforms." Globalization 3.0 Produced by three forces: Massive installation of undersea fiber-optic cable and bandwidth (thanks to the dot-com bubble) that have made it possible to globally transmit and store huge amounts of data for almost nothing. Second, the diffusion of PC's around the world.

15. 15 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools “ … the winners will be those most adept at marshaling the creativity and skills of workers around the world.” -- Business Week, March 21, 2005

16. 16 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools What knowledge and skills do students need for the 21st Century?

17. 17 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools SCANS U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills COMPETENCIES - Effective workers can productively use: Resources - allocating time, money, materials, space and staff. Interpersonal Skills - working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Information - acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files, interpreting and communication, and using computers to process information. Systems - understanding social, organizational and technological systems, monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems. Technology - selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies. FOUNDATIONS - Competence requires: Basic Skills - reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking and listening. Thinking Skills - thinking creatively, making decisions, solving problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, knowing how to learn, and reasoning. Personal Qualities - individual responsibilities, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity. 1992

18. 18 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

19. 19 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

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21. 21 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGY LITERACY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION CAREER PREPARATION CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS)

22. 22 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?

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24. 24 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Teachers talk and students listen.

25. 25 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools The teacher has a monopoly on information

26. 26 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Students learn by not doing

27. 27 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools How do we get them here?

28. 28 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools New Technology High School Napa, California http://www.newtechhigh.org/  Integrating technology into every class  Interdisciplinary and project-based  Internship class consisting of classroom curriculum and work-based learning in regional companies  Digital Portfolio http://www.newtechfoundation.org/

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30. 30 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools NETWORK PROGRESS Napa Vallejo Rohnert Park Novato Sacramento Oakland* Davis* Anderson Portland Anchorage New Orleans IN PROGRESS North Carolina (7) Los Angeles (5) Texas (4) Albany American Canyon Chicago Denver

31. 31 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools At the core is a student centered, project and problem based teaching strategy that is tied to both content standards and school wide learning outcomes.

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33. 33 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools CURRICULUM INTEGRATION POLITICAL STUDIES Government/Economics Political Literature 2 teachers, 45-50 students, meeting for 2 hour blocks each day SCIENTIFIC STUDIES Algebra II Physics AMERICAN STUDIES United States History American Literature COMMUNICATION STUDIES 9 TH Grade Language Arts Drama GLOBAL STUDIES World History and Civilizations 10 th Grade Language Arts

34. 34 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Project Management Teamwork

35. 35 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Oral Communication/Presentation Exhibition

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37. 37 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools WORK LOAD AND HOMEWORK We don’t have a lot of homework at New Tech “ “ Students at New Tech have a lot of work to do … some of that work happens outside of class time. But we don’t assign the kind of work that students normally associate with “homework”. In addition, they have internships, community service, senior project and portfolio requirements. Like professional workers, they see it as work, not homework.

38. 38 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Internships Major impact on high school performance Major impact on Post- secondary success

39. 39 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Personalization Projects Exhibitions Digital Portfolios Internships Technology Transform the Secondary School Student Experience!

40. 40 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools What physical learning environments (classroom, school, and real world) foster 21st century student learning?

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44. 44 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Schools as Workplaces for 21 st Century Students

45. 45 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools FACILITIES FRAMEWORK Large classrooms that allow for team teaching, computers, group work and creates an environment that reflects school’s purpose. Technology infrastructure to support 1:1 computer ratios

46. 46 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools How can ICT support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

47. 47 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR …  Learning  Curriculum  Communication  Assessment  Scalability* Computerized Tutorials On-Line Curriculum E-Library Academic Systems Document Libraries Project Design Template Project Standardization Digital Textbooks Student E-Mail Parent E-Bulletin Online Curriculum Internship Coordination Digital Gradebooks Student Journals Collaboration Database Learning Logs PBL Unit Library Customizable Templates Support Databases Account Management

48. 48 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: PROJECT BRIEFCASE The Project Briefcase allows teachers to put all project materials in one spot for easy student access and to share with other teachers.

49. 49 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK The Project Library allows teachers in our network of schools to search, view and download projects that other teachers have found successful.

50. 50 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: COURSE AGENDA The Course Agenda helps keep complicated projects organized.

51. 51 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Teachers enter activities for each day including links to resources and homework assignments.

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53. 53 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

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57. 57 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Use ICT to create a collaborative learning environment and a Learning Community

58. 58 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools New Technology High School Grads: Average Kids  97% Post-Secondary »Powerful »Articulate »Self-Directed »Collaborative »Leaders & Entrepreneurs

59. 59 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Recommendations for Principals/Head Teachers and Teacher Leaders: 1. Go see exemplars of 21 st Century Learning

60. 60 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Community of New Innovative High Schools The Met (1997) http://www.metcenter.org Napa New Technology High School (1997) http://www.newtechhigh.org High Tech High (2000) http://www.hightechhigh.org

61. 61 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL Study Tours and Visits http://www.newtechfoundation.org

62. 62 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Ninestiles, Birmingham (new Year 7 program) Homewood School, Kent (new block for KS3 Rich Tasks Curriculum, OLC) Hugh Christie Technology College New Build for 2006

63. 63 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Educators need to write the Educational Specifications for the New Builds! Recommendation 2: Start pilots of the New Learning Environments (Rich Tasks, PBL) Now!

64. 64 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools August 2005: New F Block, New KS3 curriculum based on Rich Tasks for Years 7 and 8 June 2004 to July 2005: Pilot Rich Task Curriculum for Year 7

65. 65 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Leadership: Will you lead the transformation to 21 st Century Learning and Build a 21 st Century School? Or will you just make old wine in new bottles? Where were you in 2005?

66. 66 108319_Macros Designing the 21st Century High Schools Contact Information New Technology Foundation Susan Schilling - CEO www.newtechfoundation.org 707-253-4287 1746 Yajome Napa, CA 94559 Bob Pearlman Director of Strategic Planning bobpearlman@mindspring.com www.bobpearlman.org 520-881-9965 PowerPoint Slides at www.bobpearlman.org/blc2005.htmwww.bobpearlman.org/blc2005.htm